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BY THE NUMBERS: 6.31 -- Spring-training ERA for the Dodgers heading into their final game on Sunday against San Francisco. Dodgers pitchers allowed 221 earned runs in 315 1/3 innings. Of the additional 23 runs that were unearned, seven of them came in one outing by non-roster left-hander Eric Milton on March 20 against Kansas City, when he gave up four consecutive two-out hits in a six-run inning. The Dodgers had 13 pitchers with at least five appearances who had six-plus ERAs.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "A big part of it is the approach, having an understanding of what the pitcher is trying to do and of situations and these guys developing a game plan as they go. That is when a team gets a lot better. But at the same time, you have to be careful about too much information. You can't give a baby solid food right away. You don't want these guys up there thinking too much." -- Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly on the growth of the Dodgers' young players.
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